every one has a right to their opinion.. i have a w202 myself previously i had w211... which was CDI.. now i own c180 petrol .. german deisel engines are not made for dirty pakistani. diesel so always get a petrol german car.. i have had corolla.s civics etc. old ones new ones.. had bmw 5 series as well. land cruisers . etc.. i am talking from experience..
but the joy the w202 gave me i dont think any other car ever gave me that. these cars are so simple to work on u can do diy if you have right tools and a bit of common sense and internet.. once you change the oil mobil 1 it gives u 10,000km mileage compared to 3-4000 that u see in japanese cars..
ples the technology mine is 1999. i have done lots of upgrades since i bought it but well worth it.. and i am still putting more stuff on it AMG etc... the comfort level is so good i dont feel tired from a long journey lahore to jhelum i was surpirsed.. and safety wise.. it has air bags.. n frame is designed to take imapct.. what you have to do is.. just do maintenance on time and car give yu no trouble what so ever i will try upload some pics of mine..